Funniest Hurricane Irene Tweets: Social Media Mocks 'LetdownApocalypse'

As soon as the much-hyped Hurricane Irene passed over New York with the force of a tropical storm, the Twitterverse exploded with Irene jokes. “HurricaneIreneShouldHaveTaken” became a local trending topic, people began checking into “LetdownApocalypse” on Foursquare, and the hurricane’s funny Twitter persona, @Irene, began self-deprecating.

Maybe Irene was part of the #VMAs Britney tribute? Came from the south, went a little batshit, & ultimately settled to a sedated pace.
— Brad Walsh (@BradWalsh) August 28, 2011

PITCH: HBO series about post-Irene New York. Follows New Yorkers as they struggle to eat all the hurricane food they hoarded.
— Adrian Chen (@AdrianChen) August 28, 2011

Looky, the sun is out. Bloomberg orders mandatory SPF 75, reflective suits, welding visors for all New Yorkers. Crews paint windows black.
— Tom Scocca (@tomscocca) August 28, 2011

I can't play First Responders:Soho Flood Alert on Wii. That's it. I'm switching. I'm pro-nuke now.
— ABFoundation (@ABFalecbaldwin) August 28, 2011

Gotta say, I'm really enjoying watching everyone in Philly try to spell Schuylkill.
— Daniel Victor (@bydanielvictor) August 28, 2011

New approach to hurricane Irene. I’m going to try to reason with it.
— Steve Martin (@SteveMartinToGo) August 27, 2011

Congrats to all who predicted Irene wouldn't be a big deal and feel vindicated. You'll be annoying everyone at dinner parties for months.
— Jason Gay (@jasonWSJ) August 28, 2011

Ronnie and the sitch just heard irene is coming to the shore and are deciding who gets to bang her first. #sortofajoke
— David Spade (@DavidSpade) August 27, 2011

The real vortex of Hurricane Irene: the feedback loop between mainstream and social media. Hype fueling hype.
— Nick Denton (@nicknotned) August 28, 2011

This is what they call the eye or alternately the "outdoor smoking hour."
— Choire Sicha (@Choire) August 28, 2011

Now when an actual big hurricane comes no one will take it seriously. They should have called it a tropical storm yesterday.
— Chris Dixon (@cdixon) August 28, 2011

Met a cute guy downtown.... #irene http://t.co/FgZJTsW
— Irene Tien (@irene) August 28, 2011

Funniest Hurricane Irene Tweets: Social Media Mocks 'LetdownApocalypse'

By the time Irene descended on New York on Sunday, people took to Twitter with hurricane jokes.